34 Weeks

WOW 34 weeks! I feel like I say this every day but WHERE DID THE TIME GO?! I am just 3 weeks away from being full term and 6 weeks away from her due date! I've started what I'm calling "scared nesting" aka I'm freaking out that she'll come before everything is done!!! I know fall crafts don't really relate to her birth...but the house has to be cute for her arrival, right? ;-)

How Far Along: 34 Weeks

Size of Baby: 4 and 3/4 pounds and 18 inches! About the size of a honeydew melon!

Total Weight Gain: 16 pounds

Maternity Clothes: Yes

Gender: Little Lady

Movement: All. The. Time. :-) I LOVE it! Last night I was on skype with my parents and they got to see her move!!! Her movements are THAT BIG now!!! It was so cool! And I got a video of her having the hiccups!

What I Miss: Being comfortable during sleep, bending over, not needing help putting socks and shoes one! hehe

Cravings: Hmm...I have started drinking milk with meals. I don't think I've done that since I was a little kid! I don't really crave milk, but I have been wanting a LOT more milk lately, yay calcium! Oh and apples, granny smith to be accurate! :-)

Symptoms: My very LARGE belly, braxton hicks off and on, sore right ribs (someones foot loves to hang out there!), nesting

Best Moment of The Week: Getting my replacement phone!!!

What I'm looking Forward to: Finishing up my fall decorations and all of my nursery projects! :-) And then sharing them with you!!!

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And just for fun, here's a little progression of the growing belly!

33 Weeks

Wow, I just looked at the countdown to Emma Claire's due date and there are only 49 days left people! Where has the time gone?! This last week literally flew by, it was so wonderful having the hubster home with me for a whole ten days! :-) Now we're back to the grind that is real life...he left bright and early this morning and won't be back until this evening. Settling into a new routine is always hard, but I am just SO GLAD that he gets to come home each night and the long summer of separation is over now! I've taken it pretty easy today, I've found the less I run up and down the three flight of stairs in our house the better I feel. I'm going to figure out a cleaning schedule so that I can make sure the house is neat and tidy without constantly running up and down stairs. Today I've mainly stayed on the main level and have been cooking and baking up a storm, at least I'm doing something! It might not be cleaning or laundry but that's okay :-) Now on to the fun stuff...baby update!

How Far Along: 33 Weeks

Size of Baby: A little over 4 pounds and 17 inches long, she's now the size of a honeydew melon!

Total Weight Gain: 15 pounds! I went to the doctor on Friday and everything is still looking good! I was SO excited because my second appointment with my new doctor was scheduled for the week of the Hubster's vacation! So he got to go with me and meet the doctor :-)

Maternity Clothes: Yes :-) And some regular shirts too, that are longer. I finally had to go out and buy maternity JEANS! We had a cold front and I just figured I could wear my old jeans with my belly band...ummm WRONG. The LAST thing an eight month pregnant woman should do is try to put on her old jeans!!! HA! While they fit (sort of) there was no way even a belly band could help those suckers fit!

Gender: She better still be a girl! HA! I had a dream the other day she was a BOY! EEK! We'll just blame that on crazy pregnant dreams!

Movement: Lots and all of the time. It's been so fun to watch the Hubster watch and feel my belly. I LOVE having his hand on my belly and then when she moves he'll say, "What the heck was THAT?!" She kicked him so hard once he pulled his hand away and said, "WOAH!" She startled him! :-) It's fun that I know her position, her head is way down low, and her little tushie is up on my left side which means hands and feet are towards my right side. I'm starting to feel her feet in my right ribs more often. She's not necessarily kicking me but she makes it hard to sit sometimes because her feet are just there!

What I Miss: Bending over! When did that get so hard?! I feel like yesterday I could bend over and now I can barely put my socks on!

Cravings: None really.

Symptoms: Braxton hicks, indigestion (really only if I do a lot of bending over during the day),

Best Moment of the Week: Spending time with my husband :-) I forgot how much I just love being with him. He always makes me feel better, he cracks me up, AND it's been SO WONDERFUL to have someone to get me water/a blanket/anything else I need. Seriously ladies, don't take your husbands for granted during your pregnancy. It has just been wonderful having someone else to share in the pregnancy! Not that I'm discounting help from all other people, but it's just nice to share the pregnancy with the other person who helped make the tiny little person inside of me :-)

What I'm looking forward to: Getting her nursery put together. We didn't really focus on her room at all during the Hubster's week off. We're planning on painting tomorrow and will hopefully be putting the crib together soon and finishing some other little projects :-) Here's a fun tidbit of nursery info...I just bought a $5 chandelier that's going to be all dolled up for her room! I can't wait to share!!!

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She looks REALLY high in this picture! I feel like I'm SO MUCH BIGGER than I look in this picture!

If you read all of that then kudos to you! I was very chatty today! Some days I find that I could care less about doing another update, but this week I was more into it. I think it's because Hubster has been home and I feel like I have more to talk about. :-)

32 Weeks

Hi y'all!!! I CANNOT believe I'm at 32 weeks already...that means that there are only EIGHT more weeks until her due date and that I'll be full term in only FIVE weeks! WOW! Where has the time gone?!

How Far Along: 32 Weeks

Size of Baby: 3.75 Pounds and 16.7 inches long

Total Weight Gain: 14 pounds

Maternity Clothes: Yep! Although now that I'm unpacked I have found several "normal" shirts that I can still wear! The one I'm wearing in this weeks picture is non-maternity!

Gender: Girl! Emma Claire

Movement: ALL the time, and it's way more fun now that the Hubster is home and can feel her too!

What I Miss: Sleeping through the night ;-) I've been getting up 3-4 times each night, bending over, putting clothes on normally  

Cravings: None right now, I wish I had some...it would make restaurant decisions much easier!

Symptoms: HEARTBURN...oh my word y'all...I HATE tums :-( yogurt has been helping, and if I am careful to not bend over too much it's not too bad. I don't have it everyday but when I do it's no fun. Braxton hicks are in full swing! I can't get over how hard my belly gets! The bathroom and I have also become best friends again! I swear every time I get up I have to pee! Ha!

Best Moment of the Week: When the Hubster came home! I love having him here! :-) It's been so fun showing him around our new little town and neighborhood!

What I'm Looking Forward To: Picking up our crib and painting the nursery!

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31 Weeks

How Far Along: 31 Weeks

Size of Baby: Over 16 inches long and 3.3 pounds! That's equivalent to 4 naval oranges!

Total Weight Gain: 14 Pounds

Maternity Clothes: Yep!

Gender: Girl

Movement: Lots of it! She's been kicking or grabbing really low lately! Those little kicks and jabs aren't as cute as the others! ha!

What I Miss: The Hubster, but he comes home this week!

Cravings: Nothing really this week...I did REALLY want Chick-fil-A on Sunday, but isn't that how it always goes? ;-)

Symptoms: I've started having some braxton hicks contractions, heartburn, swelling feet for the first time...I think that may be from being on my feet for two days straight painting!

Best Moment of the Week: As of right now...getting the family room painted! By the end of the week it will be the Hubsters HOMECOMING! :-) I cannot wait for Friday!!!

What I'm looking Forward To: FRIDAY FRIDAY FRIDAY! :-) The Hubster comes home AND I get the rest of my living room furniture!

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YAY! A normal picture! Against the freshly painted wall :-) I just love it!

30 Weeks

Here we go...the big 3-0!!!

I cannot believe there are only 10 weeks left now...WOW!

How Far Along: 30 Weeks

Size of Baby: Almost THREE pounds!!! And about 15.7 inches long. She's about the size of a head of cabbage!

Total Weight Gain: 14 pounds officially! Went to my new doctor this week and LOVED her!

Maternity Clothes: Yep!

Gender: Little girl

Movement: LOTS! Her movements have become much BIGGER! I can tell when she rolls over and sometimes I can feel her feet when she's stretching out! I've also felt her little bottom! My Mom and I were waiting for the doctor and I was feeling my belly and saying, "I think this is her bottom..." Then when the doctor was feeling my belly she said, "This right here is her little butt!" And it was right where I had showed my mom!!

What I Miss: Sleeping through the night! I've been getting up 3-4 times a night now!

Cravings: Yogurt (Which is also great for heartburn!), Chick-fil-A, and lucky charms! Totally random!

Symptoms: Heartburn...from all of the bending over :-(, pelvic pain and pressure, my trips to the bathroom have become more frequent!

Best Moment of the Week: Finding a new doctor up here! She was wonderful, I loved her! I was so anxious about finding a good doctor and hospital. I am completely relieved to have found my doctor. I can't wait for the hubster to meet her!

What I'm Looking Forward To: Getting the house all settled! Moving at 30 weeks pregnant is NO easy task! Luckily I have great helpers :-)

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So this is all you get this week...allll baby! Momma was yucky from unpacking or covered in paint and in no condition for a picture ;-)

29 Weeks

I know I'm wayyyy behind on my updates! So here we go! :-)

How Far Along: 29 Weeks

Size of Baby: 2 and a half pounds and a little over 15 inches long!

Total Weight Gain: 13 pounds

Maternity Clothes: Oh yes!

Gender: All girl! :-) Miss Emma Claire!

Movement: All the time, I just love it! She is more active at night when I finally lay down to rest.

What I Miss: I can't think of anything at the moment!

Cravings: Still just Chick-fil-A

Symptoms: Some back pain has started :-(

Best Moment of the Week: My wonderful baby shower! Read about it HERE! :-)

What I'm Looking Forward To: Getting to our new home and seeing the Hubster!

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I didn't get to take a "normal" side picture so here is one from the baby shower!

Showered With Love

I just want to say thank you to all of my wonderful friends and family who came to my shower today! :-) I loved getting to see each and every one of you and am so blessed to have you in my life. Emma Claire is such a lucky little girl to have so many people who love her already!

My cousin Katrina hosted the shower for me at my parent's house and everything was beautiful! I am so glad that I was able to have this baby shower before moving. Getting to visit with everyone before the big move was just what I needed, even if a few tears were shed! Here are a few (okay, more than a few!) pictures from my beautiful shower!

I will be doing a separate post on this, I LOVED getting to read through what everyone wrote down! I am going to make more of these for other people to fill out too! As my Dad and Grandpa slipped out to lunch before the shower started I gave them both one...their answers were great!!!

Nothing Bundt Cakes. Nothing more needs to be said. Delicious! Thanks Sarah!!! I missed you today, wish you could've been here!!!

How cute is this?! So. Dang. Cute!

The beautiful hostess with the mostess! :-)

My wonderful Mommy! Thank you for all of your hard work leading up to the shower! I love you!

If I look even HALF as beautiful as my Grandmother does when I'm her age, I'll consider myself VERY lucky!

Jesus loves me book. It even sings the melody so you can read the lyrics while reading the book, so sweet!

My Grandmother made this BEAUTIFUL blanket for Emma Claire. I wish y'all could touch it, it just SO soft! I can't wait to wrap her up in it!

hmmm..there is a onsie in this bunch that Emma Claire may not be allowed to wear, any guesses as to which one? ;-)

Today was so much fun! I enjoyed every minute of it! Thank you to everyone who made it so special, I love you all!

28 Weeks

WOW! 28 Weeks...aka I've officially started the THIRD and final trimester! I'm now SEVEN months pregnant...I've been saying this a lot lately but seriously, where did the time go?! I feel like I just found out I was pregnant and now I'm a whopping seven months?! AH! And the due date countdown is now at 84 days. HOLY COW! Moment to minorly freak out please...I just cannot believe that she will be joining the world that soon! I am still coping with the exit plan, hopefully in the next 84 days I will come to terms with the inevitable. I'm sure by the time her due date rolls around I will be so excited to meet her it won't matter...I hope. ;-)

How Far Along: 28 Weeks

Size of Baby: 2.25 pounds and about 14.8 inches tall!

Total Weight Gain: 13lbs

Maternity Clothes: Yes!

Gender: Sweet little GIRL!

Movement: Still a ton of movement. I do get a little freaked out when I can tell I'm feeling a foot/elbow/butt (not sure which I am ever feeling...but I know it's hard!). Movement now is just so different from the first little flutters! I also LOVE watching my belly at night. She literally rolls around and it's the neatest thing to watch. She has also started kicking and moving enough that I can see her movement through my shirt.

What I miss: Other than the Hubster, not too much. :-( Countdown: 25 days!!!!!

Cravings: Chick-fil-a...but who doesn't LOVE Chick-fil-a?! Grapes, Doritos (that's a new one), and kettle corn (convenient that we're still SO far away from fall! ha!)

Symptoms: My belly is feeling SO tight lately. I just don't know where she's going to go these next several months! I feel like I'm running out of room already! ha! Check back in with me at 39 weeks and see how I'm doing then compared to now ;-)

Best Moment of The Week: Spending time with my best friend Rachel and working on nursery projects with my Mom and Dad! We (I use that term loosely, my Mom has done almost ALL of the work! She's awesome!) have been working on an old dresser that we found at a local resale shop that will also be the changing table in the nursery! Look for a post about this soon, it's not quite done yet! We are also right in the middle of finishing up the rocking chair for the nursery! It's the flea market rocking chair that I wrote about HERE. It is DARLING! I can't wait to share! I also have a "new" antique low dresser thanks to my wonderful dad! I seriously have the BEST dad EVER! He was my personal carpenter all weekend helping fix up and repair both dressers! One literally had to be completely re-built! Look for a bunch of fun furniture posts to come soon!

What I'm looking forward to: Finishing up baby projects with my parents and my baby shower next weekend!

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I'll leave you with a few pictures of one of my little darlings being extra cute...

Uh huh...she completely shredded an entire paper towel right at my feet! Little stinker! She even looks guilty!

27 Weeks

Hello everyone!!! I feel like I've been so out of the blogging world! I spent the past few days at my condo in Waco getting it ready for the big move! I have the best best friend EVER who came and helped me organize, pack and clean! This is definitely the weirdest moving experience I've had. The Hubsters company is paying for movers to move us...however they HAVE to pack everything up for it to be insured. So I spend the last three days making sure that the condo is as organized as possible so that they will be able to pack quickly and efficiently. Not being able to pack myself up has been stressful but I hope all of my hard work pays off when they show up! I know lots of people move with moving companies all of the time, but my family has always moved ourselves so it's my first experience with a moving company.

How Far Along: 27 Weeks!!!

Size of Baby: Almost TWO pounds and about 14 and a half inches long!

Total Weight Gain: I'm guessing about 13-14 pounds. Not sure

Maternity Clothes: Yep

Gender: Sweet little girl!

Movement: TONS! This week I was eating some pretzels (in a bowl nicely situated on my stomach) and Miss Emma Claire decided to kick at it! My mom and I watched her move the bowl around for about 15 minutes!

What I miss: The Hubster of course...and sleeping comfortably!

Cravings: Fruit, mainly grapes

Symptoms: Some stretching pain, her movement, and nesting has begun to kick in! I suppose it's the perfect time! My moving process is possibly the most organized

Best Moment of the Week: Spending time with my best friend while she helped me at my condo :-)

What I'm looking forward to: Seeing the Hubster in less than a MONTH!!!! The countdown is at 30 days until he moves into our house! I'm so excited! I can't wait to see him!

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26 Weeks

How Far Along: 26 Weeks

Size of Baby: About a pound and two thirds (not to be exact or anything haha) and about 14 inches long.

Total Weight Gain: I'm thinking about 13lbs

Maternity Clothes: Yes. And some non-maternity shirts.

Gender: All girl, and her wardrobe is growing each day!

Movement: LOTS and all the time! Her favorite time of the day to be active is about 4am-5am right after my middle of the night potty trip! As much as I love it, she's started to keep me from falling back asleep lol

What I miss: A continuous nights sleep without interruption.

Cravings: Nothing really this week.

Symptoms: Nothing new this week.

Best Moment of the Week: Shopping with my mom! We had a great time and got some ADORABLE little outfits, look for a post on that soon!!!

What I'm looking forward to: Getting everything settled with our move and finishing everything that needs to be completed before the big day!

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25 Weeks

Well here I am at 25 weeks!!! I've finally finished traveling (for now) and am enjoying relaxing at home with my parents!

How Far Along: 25 Weeks

Size of Baby: 13 and a half inches and about a pound and a half! About the size of an eggplant!

Total Weight Gain: At my doctors visit this week I had only gained one pound since the last visit. So I've gained a total of 12 pounds.

Maternity Clothes: Yep! :-) Although stretchy maternity pants are KILLING me in this heat!

Gender: Girl

Movement: ALL the time! I love it though. I have noticed that she is way more likely to move around a bunch when it's quiet. If the TV has been on and is turned off she'll move around. She also tends to move more in the late afternoon and evening!

What I Miss: The hubster...that's pretty much it. I don't miss anything pre-pregnancy right now.

Cravings: Chick-fil-a lately! I just love it!

Symptoms: Her movement, some stretching pain, low back pain occasionally.

Best Moment of the Week: Finding a dresser for the nursery and getting closer to deciding on nursery bedding!!! Also, Tonight we had a fun dinner with my Grandparents, I love getting to spend time with them. For appetizers my mom had a fun idea to serve the guacamole in a margarita glass! It was so cute and everyone has their own little serving!!!

What I'm looking forward to: Ordering baby bedding and getting started on all of my nursery projects!

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100 Days

In just 100 days we will have reached Emma Claire's due date. Can you believe that?! Just ONE HUNDRED days, people!!! For those of you who are less interested in the arrival of my child, in one hundred days it will also be HALLOWEEN! Which means that hopefully this dreadful heat will be over!!!

I'm just so excited to meet this sweet little girl! There is SO MUCH to do before she makes her grand entrance!!!